American History X
Release Date: October 30, 1998
8.6
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Universal acclaim based on 726 Ratings
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KerrieC.Jan 10, 2006
This movie shows everyhitng that people need to know about skinheads...Sttuff you think is not out there.
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JamesMDec 20, 2005
A mess of a film that attempts some kind of message but fails dismally. Just like "The Green Mile" and "Once Were Warriors" before it, the film tries so hard to get a reaction from the audience that it ends up feeling forced and exhausting.
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matta.Oct 20, 2005
Movie was great but the tragec ending took away alittle.
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MelissaT.Oct 3, 2005
This movie pisses you off, makes you cry, and think about "What you have done to make your life better."
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MattS.Sep 17, 2005
Superb directing and acting. Tony Kaye takes us on a dramatic journey that leaves us on the edge of our seat.
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TheGilbertMulroneycakesShowWithTonyRandallOct 25, 2003
It's almost brilliant. Almost. Certainly it's a stunning evocationcondemnation of this right-wing everyone-hating mindset. And the acting is superb: Ed Norton, Stacy Keach, John Connor, Avery Brooks and so on are all incredibly It's almost brilliant. Almost. Certainly it's a stunning evocationcondemnation of this right-wing everyone-hating mindset. And the acting is superb: Ed Norton, Stacy Keach, John Connor, Avery Brooks and so on are all incredibly impressive. Oh, and the direction is pretty damn good, as you would sort-of expect from Kaye having seen his previous work - any British people who've seen any of advert-nostalgia programmes: the chap who did the Intercity "Relax" adverts in '89, and the Dunlop S&M "Tested For The Unexpected" one in '95, the bald-headed tit with about ten billion facial piercings: that was Tony Kaye, that was. So why is it only "almost" brilliant? Well, it doesn't quite hold up as a piece of drama is the thing. A few too many convieniences. The plot is second to the social commentary, but it could have gone hand in hand. Still, though, if it's not brilliant, it is at least pretty damn great. Can't say fairer than that.… Expand
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